Richard Dale Creighton
MilitaryPilot photo from 434th Fighter Squadron original photo Fall of 1944. Personal collection of Stephen G. McChrystal. ID from EOW 479th FS album.
Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (9OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Retired as a Captain from the Barberton, Ohio, Fire Department in 1962.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Kraut Knocker Super Wabbit
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 434th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Marietta, OH 45750, USA | 14 August 1921 | Son of Hal P and Viola [Smith] Creighton. |
Enlisted |
Huntington, WV, USA | 25 August 1942 | Huntington West Virginia |
Based |
Wattisham | 23 September 1944 | Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other E/A destroyed |
Germany | 25 December 1944 | E/A destroyed Germany 25-Dec-44. |
Other E/A destroyed |
Bonn, Germany | 9 February 1945 | Fw190 destroyed 20 miles SW Bonn, Germany 9-Feb-45. |
Other Crashed |
Beaumont, CA, USA | 20 January 1948 | Mech Failure 3.5 Miles SW Beaumont, CA Cat 2 Richard D Creighton, 20-Jan-48. P-80B 45-8688 - 71FS 1FG |
Died |
Arizona, USA | 11 November 2015 | |
Born |
Wood County, WV, USA | ||
Other Promotion |
Wattisham, Ipswich IP7 7JY, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Revisions
Pilot photo from 434th Fighter Squadron original photo Fall of 1944. Personal collection of Stephen G. McChrystal. ID from EOW 479th FG album.
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